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The Telecom Digest for Mon, 15 Mar 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 74 : "text" format

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Wireless companies shelled out billions of dollars to fix this 5G problem
Telecoms Spending on 5G May Open Door for More Bond Deals
WI: Platteville council exploring options to improve broadband connectivity

Message-ID: <20210314175343.A428E755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:53:43 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Wireless companies shelled out billions of dollars to fix this 5G problem By Clare Duffy New York (CNN Business)Excitement around 5G, and its promise of lightning fast download speeds and huge data capacity, has ratcheted up since the first 5G-enabled iPhone was released last fall. But the actual experiencee of 5G doesn't always live up to the hype - not yet, at least. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/tech/5g-spectrum-auction-att-verizon-tmobile/index.html
Message-ID: <20210314180449.EB3F0755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:04:49 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Telecoms Spending on 5G May Open Door for More Bond Deals By Carolina Gonzalez and David Caleb Mutua Corporate credit investors are bracing for another busy week in primary markets after Verizon Communications Inc. sold the largest investment-grade bond of the year. Wall Street syndicate desks are projecting as much as $40 billion in fresh supply next week after $53.5 billion was raised this week, surpassing forecasts that called for as much as $50 billion. Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, contributed $25 billion of that tally to help finance purchases of 5G airwaves. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-13/u-s-credit-week-ahead-telecom-giants-pour-billions-into-5g
Message-ID: <20210314182247.8E356755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:22:47 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: WI: Platteville council exploring options to improve broadband connectivity By Bennet Goldstein PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - A group dedicated to lamenting the quality of Platteville's sole residential internet service provider appeared on social media eight years ago. People commiserate almost weekly, decrying repeated outages and challenges working with customer service representatives from the local provider, CenturyLink. https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_62a75231-16dc-5b7b-890c-cb561d1a1814.html
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